Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he was not ruling himself out of the race.

The Ireland South MEP said 100 years after independence, the time was right for Irish people to debate ‘the type of Ireland we want’

Cork MEP Billy Kelleher is seeking the support of colleagues in a bid for the Fianna Fáil presidential nomination

Cork MEP Billy Kelleher is expected to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination for president

He previously claimed the presidential election system was unconstitutional, and launched a petition for it to be changed

Former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin is being lined up as Fianna Fáil's presidential nominee, with sources indicating he would have the backing of senior party figures

Bertie Ahern has confirmed he is considering running for president, amid support from within Fianna Fáil

Fine Gael is set for a contest for the party's presidential nomination, with party figures starting to come out in support of former minister Heather Humphreys and TD Seán Kelly

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that a meeting of his party’s parliamentary party should be "convened urgently" to discuss the forthcoming presidential election

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, Mr Kelly said that his previous announcement that he would not contest the election had been “the most difficult decision” of his career.

The poll also found she is the most popular in a list of potential candidates for Áras an Uachtaráin

MEP Seán Kelly says he's reconsidering whether to run for the presidency after Mairead McGuinness withdrew from the running

Frances Fitzgerald has ruled herself out of the presidential race despite Mairead McGuinness' departure from the election contest

Mairead McGuinness said she made the 'very difficult decision' to stand down following a stay in hospital last week.

She added that her deicision to pull out was not taken lightly, and was made following a stay in hospital last week. 

The former CEO of US-based company Nutriband, the 35-year-old would become the youngest ever president if he was to be elected.

A 35-year-old businessman is aiming to become the youngest ever Irish president

Bertie Ahern is the preferred Fianna Fáil candidate in the upcoming presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll

Election expenses are reimbursed to a candidate at a presidential election who is elected or, if not elected, the total of their votes exceeds one quarter of the quota.

The choreographer’s plans emerged during a High Court case.

The former Labour party leader said ‘one should always keep one’s options open’, when asked if would rule out a bid for the role.

The left-wing Galway West representative said she wants to show that Ireland can be a ‘different type’ of country.

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has confirmed she will launch her presidential election bid next week

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

The Sinn Féin leader said her party is considering all options, including backing a left unity candidate

Mairead McGuinness has pulled out of the presidential race and said the decision was made as a result of medical advice.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Former minister Mary Hanafin is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the presidential election

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

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After the 2024 general election, Irish people will go to the polls again in 2025 to elect the next president